Arsenal could be out of their depth

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Perhaps Arsène Wenger’s greatest inspiration, his most comforting source of
solace, should be himself. A decade ago, Arsenal lifted the Barclays Premier
League title. Their most remarkable achievement, of course, was that they
did so without losing a game. A close second, though, was quite how small a
squad they required to do it.

Over the course of that season, a mere 22 different players started games for
the eventual champions; 21 if you don’t count Pascal Cygan. Given that four
of those — David Bentley, Jérémie Aliadière, Martin Keown and Kanu — made
only seven starts between them, Wenger was essentially